Representative of Supreme Leader hails materialization of Shia-Sunni unity in Kurdistan province

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Representative of the Supreme Leader in Kurdistan province hailed the fraternity between Shia and Sunni Muslims in Kurdistan saying true unity has materialized in the Iranian western province.

Sheikh Abdulreza Pourzahabi, in his remarks at the meeting of the cultural council in Kurdistan province said the Shia and Sunni clerics in the western province are 4,000 the majority of them are Sunni though there has been no problem between the Islamic denominations in Kurdistan.
 
He referred to over 2,500 Sunni mosques and nearly 500 Shia mosques in Kurdistan province stressing,” Although 81 per cent of the population in Kurdistan province are Sunnis, there is no issues between the Shia and Sunni in Kurdistan.
 
Representative of Supreme Leader hailed the loyalty of Sunni community for Ahlul Bayt (AS), household of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and highlighted the convergence of the different Islamic denominations in Kurdistan province.
 
Sheikh Abdulreza Pourzahabi expressed hope that the new government will inject a new life across the country leading to further development of all provinces.
 
Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Sheikh Hamid Shahrairi was also a visiting guest to the cultural meeting in Kurdistan province.
 
Sheikh Shahriari attended the meeting in part of his three-day trip to the Sunni-dominated province of Kurdistan.



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